California Environmental Sources on the Web

These resources are useful for monitoring environmental legislation, with the focus on free sources for California environmental issues and legislation.

Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) California Pagehttp://www.califaep.org
"AEP is a non-profit organization of professionals working to improve our skills as environmental practitioners and natural resource managers. AEP is dedicated to the enhancement, maintenance and protection of the natural and human environment."

California Environmental Protection Agency http://www.calepa.ca.gov
"The mission of the Legislative Affairs Office is to provide the Administration with suggested improvements and reforms to existing environmental law; to provide expert advice to the Administration on policy, program, and fiscal implications of pending legislation; and to provide constituent services to members of the Legislature and Governor's Office."

This site has bills of interest to the California Environmental Protection Agency, with links to:

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES): CEQA Web Sitehttp://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa
The California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) maintains the "CEQA Web." This site contains a wealth of information about CEQA. The following links are useful:

CEQA Case Law: http://ceres.ca.gov/topic/env_law/ceqa/cases
Note: This list of current cases is in date order and is not annotated. You will need to check each case link to see if it's on point. You can search by case name as well.

California League of Conservation Votershttp://www.ecovote.org
The CLCV is the non-partisan political action arm of California's environmental movement. Their mission is to â€œprotect the environmental quality of the state by increasing public awareness of the environmental performance of all elected officials, working to elect environmentally responsible candidates, and holding them accountable to the environmental agenda once elected."

This Web site includes a mix of environmental issues from forthcoming legislation, election endorsements, and a California Environmental Scorecard, which rates each member of the California Legislature on key environmental votes of the session.

Communities for a Better Environment (CBE)http://www.cbecal.org
CBE is an environmental health and justice non-profit organization.

Sierra Clubhttp://www.sierraclubcalifornia.org
"The Sierra Club California promotes the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of California's environment by enabling members to speak with one voice in California's State Capitol."

The Legislation link on the left navigation bar provides an overview of priority bills for the current & some past legislation. It also has interesting Status/Location information including if the bill was signed by the Governor, vetoed by the Governor, or is in a senate or house committee. The direct link to the Legislation page is http://www.sierraclubcalifornia.org/legislation.html.